Commerce News

One of the first signs of the holiday shopping season will start tearing off the ticket rolls Monday.

At its meeting Monday night, the Muskogee City Council approved: A* Estimated payroll of $875,000 for the pay period ending Nov.

Congratulations to President Sue Harris and her staff at the Greater Muskogee Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism.

It was a nice day for a drive, so about 11 a.m. Wednesday, I left the newsroom and walked the short block or so to my car.

The Gore and Webbers Falls Chambers of Commerce this week announced this yeara s Christmas Parade Theme, A Musical Christmas, chosen by a joint committee of both chambers.

One of the treasures received by the Grady County Museum from the late Mary H. Bailey Estate was her Father's record of his unsuccessful campaign for Governor of the State of Oklahoma in 1930.

Members of the Claremore Chamber of Commerce visited Goldie's in Claremore yesterday to host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the restaurant's new location.

Oklahomans may soon be eligible for their own Cash for Clunkers-like deal for appliances.

By Laura Young Managing Editor By this time next week the skies above Poteau will be heavy with hot air.

Tulsa mayoral candidates will make many appearances over the next two weeks, but the Tulsa World and Cox Cable are co-sponsoring the only opportunity for residents to see and hear them live on TV.

Ramona Butler, a cook at the Warner Senior Nutrition Center, received the Forman Carlile Award during Warner's Annual Cow Chip Day earlier this month.

Jobs can be difficult to get for some these days, but leaders at a Tulsa job fair hope their event will help.

Claremore City Manager Troy Powell told council members last night about progress on the city's plans to host an upcoming "thank you" dinner for its retail customers.

U.S. Congressman Dan Boren joined the City of Claremore and the Claremore Industrial Economic Development Authority Thursday in announcing an upcoming $250,000 grant for upgrades to the traffic control systems throughout the city.

The Porum Chamber of Commerce is hosting a cruise night and burn out on from 5 to 10 p.m. today.

The Gore Chamber of Commerce fearfully and somewhat reluctantly invites all courageous local residents to the Trail of Terror at the Marval Family Camping Resort in Gore, to be held every weekend through Nov.

The passive system is treating contaminated mine drainage. Robert W. Nairn, of the Center for Restoration of Ecosystems and Watersheds in the University of Oklahoma's School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, stands in front of Cell 1 with the acid water of the passive treatment system Wednesday in North Miami, Okla.

U.S. Sen Tom Coburn of Oklahoma is targeting the National Science Foundation's funding of political science projects.

Viana s annual Red Fern Festival will be Oct. 31 beginning at 10 a.m. at the Vian Town Park.

Scott Walker says he can feel the momentum building. Contemporary Christian music artist Matthew West is set to open his national "The Motions Tour" on Oct.